Recycled polystyrene （PS） cups were chopped up and separately incorporated with multiwall carbon nanotubes （MWCNTs） and NiZn ferrite （Ni0.6Zn0.4Fe2O4） nanoparticles prior to electrospinning under different condi...Recycled polystyrene （PS） cups were chopped up and separately incorporated with multiwall carbon nanotubes （MWCNTs） and NiZn ferrite （Ni0.6Zn0.4Fe2O4） nanoparticles prior to electrospinning under different conditions. These nanoscale inclusions were initially dispersed well in dimethylformamide （DMF）, and then known amounts of the recycled PS pieces were added to the dispersions prior to 30 min of sonication followed by 4 h of high-speed agitation at 750 r/min. The thermal, dielectric, surface hydrophobic, and magnetic properties of the resultant nanocomposite fibers were determined by thermal comparative, capacitance bridge, vibrating sample magnetometer （VSM）, and goniometer techniques, respectively. Test results confirmed that the physical properties of recycled nanofibers were significantly increased as a function of the inclusion concentrations, which may be because of their excellent properties. The consumption of polymeric products as well as their waste materials has dramatically grown worldwide. Although plastic recycling, reprocessing, and reusing rates are growing, the physical properties and economic value of recycled plastics are significantly low. Consequently, this work provides a detailed explanation of how to improve recycled plastics, making them into highly valued new nanoproducts for various industrial applications, including filtration, textile, transportation, construction, and energy.展开更多
Carbon nanotube(CNT)yarn was functionalized using sulfuric and nitric acid solutions in 3:1 volumetric ratio.Successful functionalization of CNT yarn with carboxyl and hydroxyl groups(e.g.,COOH,COO–,OH,etc.)was confi...Carbon nanotube(CNT)yarn was functionalized using sulfuric and nitric acid solutions in 3:1 volumetric ratio.Successful functionalization of CNT yarn with carboxyl and hydroxyl groups(e.g.,COOH,COO–,OH,etc.)was confirmed by attenuated total reflectance spectroscopy.X-ray diffraction revealed no significant change to the atomic in-plane alignment in the CNTs;however,the coherent length along the diameter was significantly reduced during functionalization.A morphology change of wavy extensions protruding from the surface was observed after the functionalization treatment.The force required to fracture the yarn remained the same after the functionalization process;however,the linear density was increased(310%).The increase in linear density after functionalization reduced the tenacity.However,the resistivity density product of the CNT yarn was reduced significantly(234%)after functionalization.展开更多
基金the Department of Energy(DE-EE0004167)the Wichita State University for financial and technical support to the present work
文摘Recycled polystyrene （PS） cups were chopped up and separately incorporated with multiwall carbon nanotubes （MWCNTs） and NiZn ferrite （Ni0.6Zn0.4Fe2O4） nanoparticles prior to electrospinning under different conditions. These nanoscale inclusions were initially dispersed well in dimethylformamide （DMF）, and then known amounts of the recycled PS pieces were added to the dispersions prior to 30 min of sonication followed by 4 h of high-speed agitation at 750 r/min. The thermal, dielectric, surface hydrophobic, and magnetic properties of the resultant nanocomposite fibers were determined by thermal comparative, capacitance bridge, vibrating sample magnetometer （VSM）, and goniometer techniques, respectively. Test results confirmed that the physical properties of recycled nanofibers were significantly increased as a function of the inclusion concentrations, which may be because of their excellent properties. The consumption of polymeric products as well as their waste materials has dramatically grown worldwide. Although plastic recycling, reprocessing, and reusing rates are growing, the physical properties and economic value of recycled plastics are significantly low. Consequently, this work provides a detailed explanation of how to improve recycled plastics, making them into highly valued new nanoproducts for various industrial applications, including filtration, textile, transportation, construction, and energy.
文摘Carbon nanotube(CNT)yarn was functionalized using sulfuric and nitric acid solutions in 3:1 volumetric ratio.Successful functionalization of CNT yarn with carboxyl and hydroxyl groups(e.g.,COOH,COO–,OH,etc.)was confirmed by attenuated total reflectance spectroscopy.X-ray diffraction revealed no significant change to the atomic in-plane alignment in the CNTs;however,the coherent length along the diameter was significantly reduced during functionalization.A morphology change of wavy extensions protruding from the surface was observed after the functionalization treatment.The force required to fracture the yarn remained the same after the functionalization process;however,the linear density was increased(310%).The increase in linear density after functionalization reduced the tenacity.However,the resistivity density product of the CNT yarn was reduced significantly(234%)after functionalization.
